Ion Cosma

Exilée de son pays, depuis l'assassinat de son mari dix ans plus tôt, Judith vit à Marseille avec ses trois enfants. Après avoir refusé pendant des années de revoir sa famille, Judith, malgré ses craintes et ses secrets, se laisse fléchir par le désir de ses enfants et accepte l'invitation au mariage de leur cousine. Ils partent passer un été au pays, à la découverte de leurs racines et de leur histoire. Mais le retour de Judith ravive les vieilles haines entre clans rivaux. Inexorablement, l'engrenage de la violence se met en marche, le sang appelant le sang...

Geared more for the home crowd with a good knowledge of their own history, this Romanian political comedy takes place at the turn of the 20th century, when two opposing factions are going at each other tooth and nail to win an election. One candidate is a staunch if not deluded conservative and the other is a radical liberal. Anticipating modern election campaigns by a good half a century, the two candidates decide that the best way to win is to sling as much mud as possible. Lacking the Internet and fifteen-second TV spots, they do the best they can -- they send each other virulent telegrams denouncing each other's personal failings.

Over at the fictional DRGBP institution, events take a settling turn after a mutinied prize festivity.

The Protar Affair (Romanian: Afacerea Protar) is a 1956 Romanian comedy film directed by Haralambie Boroș. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

The out-of-time ambiance of Sulina/Europolis between wars is shaken up by the arrival of a former local from America.